Just watched Tokyo Story tonight. My first Ozu!
Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.
Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
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Hayden - Apr 20, 2009 8:08:17 pm PDT #876 of 30000
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DavidS - Apr 21, 2009 6:16:11 am PDT #877 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Watch while drunk?
That doesn't hurt.
The first time I tried to watch it, I was very tired and I fell asleep. The second time, I was with a whole group of people who loved it, and the atmosphere was just right for me to enjoy it.
That's more what I meant, though. Some comedies have an odd rhythm that works or doesn't work depending on the context in which you watch them.
My first Ozu!
You should have battle of quiet, still, muted directors. Bresson v. Ozu for the silence!
Kevin - Apr 21, 2009 6:20:51 am PDT #878 of 30000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Went to Trek premiere in London last night. It turns out the publicity manager for it is the old Serenity publicity manager, so, of course, I yelled her and cashed in my Serenity chips. Hopped onto the red (well, blue Star Trek in this case) carpet and spent 20 minutes messing about with people, then went to see film.
It's really awesome. Really hardcore Trekkies may have issues I suppose, I don't know: I'm not one. But it's a real reboot which reminded me more than a little of Serenity. Zach's really good in it as Spock. The biggest asset it has is the script.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 21, 2009 6:39:35 am PDT #879 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Some comedies have an odd rhythm that works or doesn't work depending on the context in which you watch them.
See also Repo Man.
Connie Neil - Apr 21, 2009 6:46:39 am PDT #880 of 30000
brillig
Really hardcore Trekkies may have issues I suppose
I know I do.
tommyrot - Apr 21, 2009 6:52:12 am PDT #881 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That JJ Abrams guy is the guest editor of the current issue of Wired, so there's some Trek stuff in there. Including this short comic (When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge) which is a kind of prequel to the movie. (It ends: "To be continued... in Star Trek!") So I dunno - does that make it spoilery? I say 'no', but....
eta: Kevin (who's seen the movie) says its a bit spoilery.
DavidS - Apr 21, 2009 7:45:42 am PDT #882 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So with Wall-E in Matilda's movie rotation it's been playing regularly at Chez Zmayhem.
When I first saw the movie the subtext I most noticed was the satire of rampant consumerism represented by Buy 'N Large. But with the repeated viewings I'm seeing that life on the spaceship is really more a satire of a socialist paradise gone awry. They're not buying anything on the spaceship. They're still consumers, but it's not capitalism.
In other words, it's another variation on the Rand-Lite undercurrents you get from Brad Bird's movies (specifically The Incredibles and Ratatouille). On the spaceship all needs are met and everybody is taken care of by a paternalistic figure (Auto/Otto). And it's disastrous. It's another critique asserting that pushing for equality can be a force for a dampening equalization.
The Captain's reassertion of will is really a comic Fountainhead moment, but I think Pixar is slipping Randian libertarian principles into our children's brainpans.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 21, 2009 8:58:13 am PDT #883 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
New from Pixar: Li'l Atlas Shrugged
sumi - Apr 21, 2009 9:21:21 am PDT #884 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Kevin - Apr 21, 2009 9:32:07 am PDT #885 of 30000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
tommy, it's a bit spoilery for the movie.